October of the first year of Jianwu of the Great Song Dynasty, Huainan East Road, Chuzhou City.

Chuzhou, the border of the Great Song Dynasty, the throat of the north and south, the place where soldiers must fight. Huaishui is more than 2,000 miles, and the canal goes south, only through a section of the Chuzhou Canal, otherwise it cannot enter the Yangtze River and the south of the Yangtze River. Chuzhou pheasant moat is strong, called "silver casting city", for the Huaishui basin of the first strong city.

After more than ten years of war, the city of Chuzhou has long been different from what it used to be, the wind and grass outside the city are blowing, the fertile fields are barren, and the ruins of the walls can be seen everywhere. The walls were covered with blood, smoke and fire, and the city was full of human heads, bloody and terrifying, like the end of the world.

In September of the second year of Song Xingqing, the Mongolian general Polu led his army into Shandong, recruited Li Quan, who had been guarding Qingzhou for more than half a year, and took Li Quan as the province of Huainan and Chuzhou in Shandong.

The terrain of the east, south and north of Chuzhou city is flat, there is no danger to defend, only the housekeeper lake in the west of the city is deep and wide, can train troops and use martial arts, it is the strategic place of Chuzhou city, and the boat can enter the city by the west gate of the city.

On the Butler Lake, the waves are sparkling, and dozens of warships are moored. On top of a warship, Li Quanzheng, a Mongolian general and a governor of Shandong, Huainan and Chuzhou, was standing at the bow of the ship, frowning and looking south.

From Chuzhou to Jinling south of the Yangtze River, the distance is only about 300 miles, and the cavalry will arrive in two days, but on the way south, I don't know how many Song troops are waiting for them.

"Enfu, the Song army is strong and strong, and the firearms are sharp, so you must not underestimate the enemy. It's better to think in the long run, don't use troops against the Song Dynasty easily! ”

The fierce general Tian Shirong frowned and made a suggestion to Li Quan.

Shandong, Huainan, and Chuzhou provinces sound good, but it seems that it is too self-sufficient to use troops against the Great Song Dynasty.

"Enfu, the Song army took Western Xia from the Tatar army, it can be seen that the combat power is not weak, and it is not what it used to be. If you really use troops against the Song court, I am afraid that you will lose both, and the gains outweigh the losses. The brothers are gone, and the Tatars have no place. ”

Deputy General Zheng Yande is also a little weak-hearted.

Today's Song army is strong and strong, and even the Mongolian iron cavalry is not afraid, which really makes him uneasy.

"What, are you all scared?"

Li Quan's gaze was retracted from the canal, he glanced coldly at the soldiers around him, and said fiercely:

"It was because of Song Ting's provocation that my second brother, my two sons, and Liu Qingfu died unexpectedly. I have a deep blood feud with Song Ting, and we don't share the sky. I must kill the Song people in a river of blood to relieve the hatred in my heart! ”

There were several civil strife in Chuzhou, his family was ruined, and the Song court fanned the flames, which was the culprit. The eldest husband will not take revenge and swear not to be a man.

"If you want me to say, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are strong and strong, and now they are not what they used to be, it is better to vote for the Song Dynasty, and the brothers have something to eat. Today's Emperor Song is not an ordinary character. As long as we are obedient, we will definitely be able to ...... Yes! ”

Before the other general of the national security department finished speaking, Li Quan's face changed, and he suddenly pulled out his knife and slashed it hard, cutting down the national security use that was caught off guard.

"If it weren't for you guys eating inside and out, would my second brother be able to die? Can my two sons die? Hack you bastard! Dog mongrel! ”

Li Quanlian slashed a few times in a row, until Guoan blurred with flesh and blood, then he stopped slashing and threw the bloody knife on the deck.

In the civil strife in Chuzhou, Guoanyong and other five people killed Li Fu and Li Quan's two sons to vote for the Song court, and Guoanyong was only forced to obey, not the culprit. Moreover, Guoan has already killed Zhang Lin and Xing De to atone for Li Quan, which can be regarded as a meritorious service.

But even so, Li Quan still killed Guoan.

Li was hideous, and his body was covered in blood. Zheng Yande and Tian Shirong looked at each other, both shocked.

Since the killing of his two sons, and since he took refuge in Mongolia, Li Quan has become more and more violent.

The surrounding generals were all stunned and stood up straight.

Li Quan has always been benevolent and righteous to his subordinates, and he actually killed the think tank Guoan, which shows his inner irritability.

"Drag it off!"

Zheng Yande hurriedly waved his hand, and the sergeant immediately dragged the national security device down, cleaned the deck with water, and even the bloody knife that Li Quan threw on the deck was also cleaned and brightened.

"Who else is not convinced? Stand up for Lao Tzu! ”

Li Quan's face was gloomy, and he roared angrily, and the surrounding generals bowed their heads and bowed, but no one answered.

"Enfu, first take Tong and Taizhou, and then cross the river to capture Jinling City and Lin'an Mansion. Jiangnan was prosperous and wealthy, and the Song army was weak and just attacked. Then you will have all the gold, silver, jewelry, food, and women, and your brothers will listen to you. You just give the order! ”

Tian Shirong hurriedly said loudly, echoing Li Quan's suggestion.

lost his brother, two sons, and two beautiful concubines, and at this time, he was still less angry with Li Quan, who was in a bad mood.

"Enfu, the Song army occupied Western Xia and faced the Tatar army head-on. I'm afraid that Song Jun will not have a good life! Brothers, follow you, fight into Jiangnan, and be the king of the south again! ”

Zheng Yande observed his words and continued.

The new Great Khan of the Mongol State Ogedei issued an order that the Mongol army was to march south to attack the Jin and Song Dynasty. The Song court's acceptance of the surrender of Western Xia was tantamount to asking for hardship. And Huaidong Li Quanquan was the vanguard of the Song Dynasty.

"Enfu ordered it! I'm waiting for the head of the Grace Mansion to look forward! ”

"Enfu, give the order! Jiangnan women are like clouds, gold, silver and jewelry are piled up, we will go south with Enfu and loot it! ”

The generals clamored one after another, and Li Quan's face looked a little better.

"Official, what are you doing?"

Seeing the body dragged down, Yang Miaozhen, who had just come out of the cabin, was taken aback.

"I've seen Euntang!"

All the generals saluted Yang Miaozhen together.

Yang Miaozhen observed her words and looks, and immediately changed her tone when she looked at Li Quan, who was pale.

"Xianggong, the second brother and the two children died, for many reasons, it didn't have much to do with the generals. Think about it, if you can't eat enough, how can you make them feel at ease? Guoanyong has always followed us, and there is no merit and hard work, so let's bury him well. ”

Li Quan glanced at Yang Miaozhen and immediately understood what it was.

"Brothers, I was overly sad, in a trance, and did foolish things. Guoan has followed me with his brother for more than ten years, although he betrayed me and killed my second brother and two sons, but he was forced. I shouldn't have killed him! Bury him well, and I will keep his wife and children! ”

Li Quan stomped his feet hard, his face full of remorse.

is about to wave troops south, and the big war is imminent, so you can't let the soldiers chill.

"Enfu, Guoan uses capriciousness, he should be damned! You are really kind-hearted, I am convinced! ”

Tian Shirong hurriedly said and patted Li Quan's ass.

"Enfu is loyal, we are willing to follow Enfu, go to the soup and fire, and never give up!"

Zheng Yande was impassioned and said with his fists clenched.

"Follow Enfu, go to the soup and fight the fire, and never give up!"

The other generals spoke in unison and clasped their fists together.

"Thanks, brothers! I promise my brothers that I will fight the Song army hard, and I will share the blessings with my brothers and never lose them! ”

Li Quan returned the salute and said solemnly.

Most of these generals are old Shandong, and they are all brothers who fought with him, and they rebelled and rebelled in the middle, and too many people have died and can't stand the toss.

"Xianggong, now that he and Song Ting have torn their faces, there is no room for maneuver. There is no retreat, so we can only give it a go, seize Yangzhou and Tongzhou, and occupy Huainan, in order to gain a firm foothold. ”

Seeing that Li Quan had regained his composure, Liu Weicheng continued.

"You're right! The Tatars don't give money and food, so we can only rob it ourselves. Since Song Ting has cut off our food, let's take back what belongs to us! ”

Li Quan nodded and said in a loud voice.

Relying only on Chuzhou and Shandong, there is no way to support the supply of grain and grass for nearly 100,000 troops for the time being, so they can only find a way by themselves.

The Mongolian army did not have military salaries, money and food, and all their income depended on looting. Shandong and Hebei are all dilapidated and cannot be supplied. Henan is not rich, and the Jin soldiers are deployed along the coast and are ready to fight, so it is not so easy to succeed.

After some thought, it seemed that going south to attack the wealthy and wealthy Song Dynasty was the best choice.

Li Quan looked at the generals behind him and raised his voice.

"What do you say, brethren?"

"Enfu, of course it's you! We follow you! ”

Li Quan's henchman Zheng Yande immediately expressed his support.

"Yangzhou, Jinling, and the flower world of Lin'an Mansion are definitely going south!"

"Enfu, in my opinion, you should sit in the seat of Emperor Song! Those big turbans are all wreckage, and none of them are useful! Grab food, grab money, grab women, everything! ”

Tian Shirong and the other generals spoke one after another, all excited.

Jiangnan Flower World, gold, silver, jewelry, silk and grain, everything, can be plundered, of course, it is the best.

"Good! The order went down, and three days later, the three armies were paraded, ready to go south and capture Yangzhou! ”

Li Quan gave a military order with indignation.

Jiangnan's wealth, he has long coveted it. Emperor Song's splendid rivers and mountains, it's time for him to toss hard.

The Jinling City alone was enough for him to raid it.

"Enfu, the Song people sent an envoy to come. Just waiting at the state office. ”

The sergeant's report made Li Quan stunned, and he and the generals looked at each other and laughed.

"When I saw it, as soon as I heard that I was going to move troops against them, I was immediately afraid! These useless! ”

Li Quan laughed and waved his hand carelessly.

"Go, call the Song envoy here! Ben Shuai wants to see him here! ”

"Xianggong, do you want to go back and look better on your face?"

Yang Miaozhen whispered on the side.

It was a good thing that the Song court sent an envoy to come, indicating that there was still room for maneuver. The loyal and righteous army maneuvered between Mongolia, Jin and the Great Song Dynasty, and must not act rashly.

"Madam, the Song court has cut off our money and food, and at this time, we must even deceive and deceive to strive for greater benefits. If the Song court is here to recruit An, wait for the money and food to arrive, and then go south to attack the Song Dynasty. If Song Ting hesitated, he could just go south and catch them off guard. ”

Yang Miaozhen still wanted to speak, Li Quan waved his hand, and the sergeant retreated.

Yang Miaozhen was silent. Li Quan is the head of the army, and she should not repeatedly contradict Li Quan, but she still has to maintain Li Quan's prestige in the army.

Everyone waited on the deck, and soon the Song envoy came up and bowed to Li Quan.

"Noble envoy, Emperor Song asked you to come, why did you come?"

Li Quan looked at the envoy of the Song court, and his face was full of arrogance and disgust.

"General Li, this is my handwritten letter from the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and I also ask General Li to look at it."

The Song envoy took out a letter and handed it over.

"Emperor Song's handwritten letter!"

Li Quan couldn't help but be stunned, took the letter, opened it and read it.

"Brother Quan, I went south that day to vote, begged for thieves for the country, and was born and died, I admired it very much. Shi Miyuan was autocratic, and later all kinds of mistakes and mistakes made him deviate from morality, and he regretted that he saw each other. I heard that my brother had taken refuge in the Tatars, but he had no choice but to do it. I also hope that my brother will abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and come to Jinling to lecture in the martial arts hall, and the younger brother will sweep the court to greet him, and he is looking forward to it. Song, written by Zhao Hong, on the sixth day of August in the first year of Song Jianwu. ”

Zhao Hong's letter was simple and direct, and after Li Quan read it, he was suspicious and gave the letter to Yang Miaozhen.

After reading it, Yang Miaozhen subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Honorable envoy, what does Emperor Song mean, please tell me bluntly."

Between the Loyal Army and the Song Dynasty, there seems to be room for maneuver.

"Madam, general, Your Majesty's dictation, the enemy is at present, all the grievances between the loyal army and the court are written off, Your Majesty asks the general and his wife to take the generals to Jinling to talk about the martial arts hall to face the saint, Your Majesty wants to talk to the general's wife, and protect the general's wife and other rich and noble. The generals stayed in Chuzhou, and the imperial court paid for the food. When the Northern Expedition of the Wang Division restored Shandong, the army returned to their hometowns, cultivated land and purchased real estate, Shandong was exempted from taxation for five years, and the sword soldiers were forever dismissed, and peace was enjoyed. ”

Song Envoy said loudly, another salute.

Li Quan, his wife and the generals were silent, and after a while, Li Quan glanced at the silent generals around him, suddenly raised his foot, and kicked the Song envoy who was caught off guard.

"Emperor Song's wolf son is ambitious, he wants me to wait for the automatic delivery to the door, and then kill me! You dog thief, you have a clever tongue, and you almost fell for your tricks! ”

Yang Miaozhen and the others were stunned, and Li Quan shouted angrily.

"Chop off the head of this thief and bring it back to Emperor Song! Tell Emperor Song to let him wash his neck and wait to be cut! ”

"Official, don't do this! Tear your face with Emperor Song and kill the messenger, and the loyal army will have no way to retreat! ”

Yang Miaozhen was taken aback and quickly persuaded her.

"What do you want? My second brother, my two sons, and my woman all died because of Song Ting, and I and Song Ting don't share the same day! Whoever wants to persuade again, don't blame me for not giving face! ”

Li Quan's eyes were hideous, and he waved his big hand.

"Don't pull it down and cut it yet!"

Yang Miao really wanted to persuade, but seeing Li Quan's fierce eyes, he hesitated for a moment, and the sergeant had already dragged the Song envoy down.

"Li Quan, against the imperial court, he will not repent of death. You don't have to die well! ”

Song Envoy struggled and scolded, and his voice gradually faded away.

"Don't persuade me! Don't you see that Emperor Song asked me to wait to go to Jinling, and he was throwing himself into the net? You don't want to think about it, after you go, can you come back? ”

Li Quan's words were cold, and everyone on the deck was awe-inspiring, and some people were half cold in their hearts.

After killing the Song envoy, all the back roads were cut off, and he could only fight to the death with the Song army, whether it was a blessing or a curse, and he was left to fate.

"Pass the order, the whole army is ready, and the day will capture Yangzhou!"

Li Quan looked at the rolling river and coldly passed the military order.

Yang Miaozhen shook her head lightly, and sighed secretly in her heart.

Killed the envoy and waved his troops south to attack Song, but there was no way back.